Thread: Best zoom camera for hunting trips

Hi guys!

This topic has been covered before - I know, but each year new models hit the market. So what´s the latest and greatest?
Which camera has the best resolution at distance and has an appropriate display accordingly?

Required main features would be as less weight as possible , max. zoom range, good immage stabilization, good display! I know this is most likely a tradeoff.

I would upgrade from a Nikon Coolpix 600!

Any thoughts? Would love to hear your opinion!

Cheers
Littlemorepork

If just for long range, a magview on your spotter and cell phone take some beating.

I'm currently looking into this.

I tried to see what Tasman uses in his videos but can't quite make it out, I did see though that Rogee uses a Canon SX70 for his videos. They ca be had from PB tech at the moment for around $1050 with a 65x zoom. If I had the spare cash its what I would be buying, but due to unforeseen circumstances I cannot right now.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

If just for long range, a magview on your spotter and cell phone take some beating.

I have a mint Swaro scope, CTS 85. That weighs almost 2 kg. My Nikon weighs 600 gramm.
For the scope I would need a cellphone adapter which costs around 500 Kiwi-Dollar
and it cant take immages.So all in all a spotting scope is not an option for me anymore.
I‘m definately looking into a new camera.

I really like my Canon Powershot SX740hs
The optical zoom on them is "only" 40x but they go up to 80x on digital and it is a really nice crisp digital zoom unlike a lot of other offerings which turn to crap once you're outside their optical range. The camera itself is super compact also compared to most super zoom cameras so it fits nicely in it's case on my bino harness or on the waist belt of my pack without getting in the way. Easy easy to transfer videos and images direct to phone with Bluetooth and you can even use your phone as a remote view finder for taking super steady shots on a tripod etc.

I have been using a Panasonic TZ80 for quite a few years now. Photo quality is good but by no means up to professional standard. I briefly had a Canon SX60 but I found every time I went out I reached for the smaller camera. If I were to buy again I would go for something of a similar size to my Panasonic (like the Canon SX740hs). At the end of the day I am a hunter that takes photos, not a photographer that hunts, so I don't need super quality.

From a couple of weeks ago.

Here is my review of the Canon SX740 with a comparison to the SX50.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....-trips-107678/

If the question is solely on resolution, and members are interested in posting representative images, we can build up a bit of a database for answering exactly the question posed by the OP.
The SX740 is small, light, has a great menu layout — it's a pleasure to use. But the resolution is perhaps as to be expected for the size, and in my view is being over-sold by Canon.

Forgot to mention. The photo of the Fallow buck was taken in good light at about 60-70m.

@Ryan_Songhurst
I had a look into the Canon Powershot SX740hs. From what I see it is similar to the size of my Nikon and has pretty much the same zoom range. The digital zoom of the Nikon is not as good as yours it seems.
@Shearer
Yes, certainly true, we are hunters not photographers after all, but I thought I can find something as light or almost as light as my Nikon 600 with a bit more Zoom range and latest technology.
@Puffin
I`ve seen your comparison and found it very interesting. Maybe I have to have a closer look at the smaller camera.

"we are hunters not photographers after all,"

Photography is hunting without the harvesting......

Baby seagull spotter and phonescope, smaller, lighter, more versatile

Originally Posted by 199p

Baby seagull spotter and phonescope, smaller, lighter, more versatile

@199p
What do I have to look for? Cant find a thing!

Originally Posted by littlemorepork

@199p
What do I have to look for? Cant find a thing!

https://www.swarovskioptik.com/it/en...family=atc-stc

I was running a nikon p900 this is so much better

I went from the Canon SX60 to a Nikon P900. One thing that bugs me is the weight of the P900. Great zoom but you have to carry a tripod to get the best out of it too.

Originally Posted by Hunteast

I went from the Canon SX60 to a Nikon P900. One thing that bugs me is the weight of the P900. Great zoom but you have to carry a tripod to get the best out of it too.

@Hunteast
Are you otherwise happy with the P900?
How good is the display? Has it an immage stabilizer?